Automobile door holder and antirattler



May 14, 1929. J. L. CROLL ET AL AUTOMOBILE DOOR HOLDER AND ANTIRATTLERFiled May 4, 1928 INVENTORS On 4C7 I [oyd Zia/11w" 07W ATTORNEY PatentedMay 14, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L, CROLL AND LLOYD F. LUTZ, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

AUTOMOBILE DOOR HOLDER AND ANTIRA'ITLER.

Application filed May 4,

Our invention relates to improvements in automobile door holders andant1-rattlei.'s.

One oi the objects of our invention is to provide a novel device 01. thekind described, which is simple, cheap, durable, not likely to get outof order, and which may be easily and quickly applied to an automobilenow in use, and which when installed will serve to make the door holdclosed and prevent its. rattling and accidental opening, and which maybe applied so as to tend to lift the door, whenthe door is closed toprevent its sagging.

The novel features of our invention are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates our invention,

Fig. 1 is a view, partly in side elevation and partly in section of anautomobile provided with our iinproven'lent, the door being shownclosed.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a. section on the line 4- oi: Fig. 3

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts in the differentviews.

1 designates the automobile body, having the jamb 2 to which the door 2)is hinged, one of the hinges 1-, being shown.

The lower end portion of the jamb 2 is arcuate and concave, whichportion is designated by 5. In this portion oi? the jamb is provided aninclined hole 6, which inclines upwardly and away from the hinge 4:. Inthe hole 6 is mounted the body 7 of a casing, the outer end oi which hasan annular peripheral flange 8 which is fastened to the jamb with screws9. The hole 6 extends downwardly inwardly beyond the casing body 7 so asto receive the inner end of a plunger 10, which is recig'irocative inthe casing body 7.

The plunger 10 has at its outer end a head 11 slidably mounted in theEasing body 7' and extending normally outside the body, and which isadapted to be struck and; depressed by the adjacent edge of the door 3,when the latter is swung tothe closed position. The inner end of theplunger 10 is slidably mounted in a hole 12 provided in the inner end ofthe casing body 7, and at the inner end of said 1923. Serial No.275,048.

body, the plunger is provided with a transverse hole 18 therethrough inwhich is mounted a cotter pin 14, which by striking the inner end of thecasing body 7 limits the outward movement ot the plunger 10,

A coil spring 15 encircles the plunger 10 within the casing body '7, theinner end of the spring bearing against the inner end oi the casing body7 and the outer end of the spring bearing against the head 11, thetension of the spring being such as will normally force the plungeroutwardly;

In the operation of our invention, when the door 3 is closed, as shown,the edge of the door will strike the head 11 which, urged by the spring15, will force the door upwardly and away from the jamb 2, thus holdingthe door from sagging, keeping it from opening accidentically, andpreventing its rattling.

hen it is not desired to have the device littas well as force the doorfrom the jamb to which it is hinged, the jainb 2 may have the casingbody inserted in a horizontal hole, designated by 6, and; shown indotted lines in Fig. 1. WVith the device so disposed, the action issimilar to that already described, excepting that the plunger does nothave a lifting effect on the door.

Modifications of our invention, within the scope of the appended claimmay be made, without departing from the spirit of our invention.

lVhat we claim is:-

In an automobile door holder and antirattler, the combination with anautomobile body having a doorway, one iamh oi which has a. concavearcuate portioi'l, and a. door hinged to said jamb above said arcuateportion, of a men'iber supporting means on said arcuate portion, alifting and pushing member reciprocative 011 said supporting means andadapted to engage the edge of the door and lift the latter and push itaway from said jamb, and resilient means for forcing said member in adirection such that the niiemher will contact with said doorwhen thelatter is closed. V

In testimony whereof we have: signed our names to this specification.

IJ. LLOYD F. LUTZ.

